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Food Preparation Worker Salary in Greenville, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of food preparation workers in Greenville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of food preparation workers in Greenville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Food Preparation Workers in Greenville, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,360
25th Percentile Wage
$22,290
50th Percentile Wage
$26,560
75th Percentile Wage
$29,130
90th Percentile Wage
$34,270

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for food preparation workers in Greenville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,360.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of food preparation workers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$26,560
13.29% 31.44%
2021
$23,030
-5.12% -
2020
$24,210
-2.15% -
2019
$24,730
10.84% -
2018
$22,050
8.30% -
2017
$20,220
2.67% -
2016
$19,680
1.37% -
2015
$19,410
4.89% -
2014
$18,460
-1.19% -
2013
$18,680
2.52% -
2012
$18,210
- -

Table 2. Compare Food Preparation Worker Salary in Greenville with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,560 in Greenville is in the middle of salary range for food preparation workers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of food preparation workers in Greenville is 10.4 percent (10.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Durham-Chapel Hill and 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Durham-Chapel Hill
$29,650
Raleigh-Cary
$29,550
Asheville
$29,020
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$28,880
Winston-Salem
$28,070
Wilmington
$27,870
Greensboro-High Point
$27,670
Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$27,170
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$27,030
New Bern
$26,910
Burlington
$26,610
Greenville
$26,560
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$26,450
Fayetteville
$25,360
Jacksonville
$24,550
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$24,350
Rocky Mount
$23,150
Goldsboro
$22,990

See also: Top paying jobs in Greenville, North Carolina.